Imagine life in the near future, five years from now or even 10. Where will you be? Where will our community be? The question is: will this community be in a better position when the Interstate 81 viaduct is removed than we are today?The upcoming $2 billion tear down of the viaduct offers an enticing promise of opportunity: well-paying construction …

Pair, inspired by their daughter, develops a natural skincare line to meet her special needs By Patrick McCarthy While many businesses were shuttering their windows during a summer of unprecedented calamity, Fantasia Dunton was preparing to open the doors to her new soap store. Patience Promises Love LLC offers all natural soaps, scrubs, body butters, beard balms and more. Dunton, …

Agency explains pivot taken to address pandemic and racism By Sydney Gold The Housing and Homeless Coalition of Central New York presented its annual report Wednesday, Nov. 18. The presentation explored the state of homelessness in Onondaga, Cayuga and Oswego counties, as well as panels on the topics of “Racial Equity in Homelessness”  and “Trends in Homelessness Before and After …

Nominated by Reggie Seigler By Ashley Kang Q: How did it feel when you became a father? A. To be honest, I wasn’t nervous. Most men get nervous; they get terrified or scared. I wasn’t afraid of becoming a parent. I always knew one day I would become a father. I just didn’t know when. Q. What was the moment …

Community Contributor Keith Muhammad recalls the moment he first experienced racism It started out as a blissful, pleasant and peaceful summer in 1965. That all ended the day the boy and his family moved into the neighborhood. I didn’t know his name, but I learned he’s from the south—Alabama. Family members made that known.  They also made it known that …

By Dominick Pfisterer Southside Fitness among 52 small businesses to receive SIDA grant   Southside Fitness is a business built on passion. When Tim Edwards opened the gym in 2016, he would come in to open in the morning, “ready to go.”  The opening process is different now. In fact, it has drastically changed even from just a few months …

The South Side has always been blessed with an active community of volunteers ready to lend a hand. That’s especially true during the pandemic as people stepped up to help on a myriad of fronts, including volunteering for The Stand.  Click the cover to download a full pdf version of 2020’s final print edition. Community advocates have been busy making …

Community leader utilizes time during the pandemic to draft his personal story

Family establishes scholarship in memory of well-known city street musician 

Thank you for your news article about the pending suspension of operations at LiteracyCNY.  On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, we are writing to clarify a few items that we believe may have been misconstrued. In the article, Mrs. Ruth Colvin, Founder of Literacy Volunteers and LiteracyCNY Board Member, said that “It [the vote to …